Business First Bancshares Inc reports results for the quarter ended March 31 - Earnings Summary

Business First Bancshares

24/04/2025 23:01

Business First Bancshares Inc BFST.OQ reported quarterly adjusted earnings of 65 cents​​ per share for the quarter ended March 31, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of 50 cents.  The mean expectation of five analysts for the quarter was for earnings of 60 cents per share. Wall Street expected results to range from 56 cents to 63 cents per share.

Revenue rose 30.1% to $79.21 million from a year ago; analysts expected $77.53 million.

Business First Bancshares Inc's reported EPS for the quarter was 65 cents​.

The company reported quarterly net income of $19.19 million.

Business First Bancshares Inc shares had fallen by 4.7% this quarter and lost 9.7% so far this year.

FORECAST CHANGES

The mean earnings estimate of analysts had risen by about 5.1% in the last three months.​

In the last 30 days, there have been no earnings estimate revisions by analysts covering the company.

RECOMMENDATIONS

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 5 "strong buy" or "buy," no "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell." The average consensus recommendation for the banks peer group is also "buy"

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Business First Bancshares Inc is $30.50

This summary was machine generated from LSEG data April 24 at 10:00 p.m. UTC. ​All figures in US dollars unless otherwise stated. (For questions concerning the data in this report, contact Estimates.Support@lseg.com. For any other questions or feedback, contact RefinitivNewsSupport@thomsonreuters.com)

QUARTER ENDING
ESTIMATE
ACTUAL
BEAT, MET, MISSED
Mar. 31 2025
0.60
0.65
Beat
Dec. 31 2024
0.49
0.66
Beat
Sep. 30 2024
0.57
0.68
Beat
Jun. 30 2024
0.51
0.64
Beat